Jane M. Todd, age 83, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, February 24, 2024 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born January 29, 1941 in Kalamazoo, daughter of the late George Edward and Helen Jean (Schmidt) Darlison. Jane resided in the Sturgis and White Pigeon area her whole life, and was a graduate of White Pigeon High School. …

Devin Andrew Sokolowski, age 41, of Chugiak, Alaska and formerly of Mattawan, died on February 11,2024 in Chugiak.  He was born May 22, 1982 in Kalamazoo, the son of Todd Andrew and Laurie Ann (Widmayer) Sokolowski. Devin graduated from Mattawan High School in 2001, where he participated in football, basketball and track. He worked locally for Campbell Murch Memorials. On …

Graden J. Kundert, age 90, passed away peacefully during the morning of Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 14, 1933 in Three Rivers in his family home. Graden was the son of John Henry and Velma Winnefred “Winnie” Kundert. He attended Ferguson School for Elementary and later graduated from Three Rivers …

Edward R. Schlabach, age 52, of Sturgis, passed away at his home surrounded by his family late Monday evening, February 26, 2024 following a hard fought battle with cancer.He was born August 18, 1971 in Sarasota, Florida son of Harvey Robert and Katie E. (Yoder) Schlabach. Ed resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area his whole life and was …

A family-owned, plastic-molding company was destroyed by fire last weekend in Marcellus. Fire officials were notified around 11 p.m. Sunday that Tri-Star Molding was ablaze. Tri-Star molding is a plastic-injection-molding company. It makes parts for several different uses, including residential and office furniture. The owners of Tri-Star posted on social media that employees will continue to be paid while they …

White Pigeon Township Library is staging a new fundraiser to support its goal of purchasing a bookmobile. Director Perri Saunders said the program “Irish Fling: An Afternoon With Kennedy’s Kitchen,” will take place at 2 o’clock April 6 at the library. The 90-minute program, supported in part by Burr Oak Tool, will feature a generous amount of Irish music. Suggested …

I’m in favor of saving as much energy as possible, in anyway I can. That’s probably why I enjoy naps so much. I also like to share ways on how to save energy with you readers. Here are four ways to save energy in the kitchen: Cook with smaller appliances. According to the Department of Energy, a toaster or convection …

Janet Darlene Hochstetler passed away, Monday, February 26, 2024 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis, a day after celebrating her 80th birthday with family. She was born February 25, 1944 at 10:30 am at Goshen Hospital to Lyle L. and Kizzie “Lavonne” (Smetzer) Rohrer. She was a graduate of Goshen High School. On June 9, 1962 at St. Mark’s United …

Pauline G. Richards, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 at Ft. Wayne Lutheran Hospital. She was born March 5, 1929 in Chelyan, West Virginia a daughter of the late Arthur and Samantha (Jenkins) Patterson. On June 30, 1945 she married Dewey Murphy and they were married 10 months when Dewey was killed and left a …

Matthew J. Yoder, age 49, of Mendon, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Matthew was born on November 14, 1974, in Sturgis, a son to Orlis and Marietta (Lehman) Yoder. On May 18, 2000, Matthew married Rosellen F. Bontrager at their now home in Mendon. Surviving Matthew is his wife: Rosellen F. …